Zimmerman asks for delay, information on Martin

By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press

Monday, October 8, 2012

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ó Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman will ask a Florida judge to delay his murder trial and request that Trayvon Martinís school records and information from the teenís social media accounts be released.

Zimmermanís attorneys said in motions made public Monday that they expect to take between 50 and 75 depositions, and more time is needed to review all of the prosecutionís evidence.

Zimmermanís attorneys say theyíll also ask the judge to allow Martinís school records to be subpoenaed, as well as information from his Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Martin last February in a gated community in Sanford.